The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-14
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One Of the sssidest deaths risst has ociur-
rssi in SoDersst for some time was that oi
Frzscis Huups. which took F.lace abour y
oicls-rk SATURDAY night under the mosz de-
! Fia.rssi,ie circumstances FraDcis Houpt wss
j,ily scssi-ssesrzesi. happy -s,-ls'.ky soussS
ie''Ss oi ii'srss- -iosr ysz-s of az. He Wa :
i,sss isrirkiayer. and naS sssersttie and in-
/ iustrioa- Daring the past summer fie lad
/ quite number ofeont-scts for putting up
brick buiidings. and ~orked quite force Of
men he finished the brick work on the sd
siitiou - Printing Hoase Row Friday af1er-
nosn. and on Saturday be and bis
men all took dry Of 70 atiesd the X g.
4. E.cnie and witness the game 0f t4se hall
/ Like mos; other men he had his faults, and
! his greatest wG- weakness sor alcoholic
stiinulzni>. He Was not an hahitn2l drink
er, and cssiy periodically yielded 10 the enc
my He vas duly sober all Gay saturday.
and when the writer talked with him between
eight and nine O'Clock SATURDAY evening be
Was E-=rfectly free from the ininence Of
I liquor, was IN the best Of health. and. -
usual. WAS IN . Jolly good humor shorty
after nine O'Clock he staggered into the Main
street barber shop with pint bottle about
tilree-fsurti,s full Of alcohol in his hand.
Going 70 the water tank he filled the bottle
up with water, refnzrking - he did 50 /:
Z This i the stuff thzi brings the answer. =
aud 81 once ieft the shop Shortly AFTER
Na-is bis brother and three companions met
hiIn or Casetseers oorner and seeing the con-
Gition lac was in, started tc take him 10 hrs
home On Race szreet. When they got
opposite simpsons livery stable h.. begged
them 10 allow him 70 lie down They laid
him on 3 pile Of lumber. and, thinking the
ELECTS u the liquor would soon pAss Away,
returned up street About sn hour and half
Afterwards they went back 70 the place where
they had le5i him. thinking 10 find him slf-
heieaily sober 70 90 home They found hirn
In the sane position il which they had left
hin and picking him ~ ihey started 10
czrry hiEn down the sliey % his hoG=e which
wa only few rods distant They had gone
buf sberi distance xhen one Of tiiesr num-
Ter Ma startled 5y hi> hand coming in con
ta.t with that Of Francis He al once fesf
far his pulse and MT being able 10 detect IL
tilrsb he informed his companions
that he was afraid France was
dead. and Al once started for a ply
sician, Nhile the Others pc,eesiei with
their buuien 70 Mr.. HOuE4's residence Drs-
Ersiislker and KiEBmell were soon on hand
and upon examination announud thai life
had t-,-n extinct FIR sorne time
Sunday morning an inquest was held oD
the be-Iy by Justice l. NJ Hicks The fol
lowins named gentlemen acted - juro-s
Cart W H. sznner, JScob Leahart. NJ. J.
Priils Esd Dr. John Bills, Ed. Rhossis. and
Thomas Gamer. After bearing the test
rnony OF number Of witnesses who had
been with Mr Houp, during the evening
and Of those who had carried him borne the
jurv pagurneI verdict that the deceased hAd
come 10 his death from tie effects oi al over
doe II 2Icohol
Ii Is thought that on leaving tie barber
shot. he drink the entire contents Of tiie
pint bottle and thst he died fr,an is effects
shortly after he was laid down on the pile Of
lumber
The deceased leaves wife and SIX small
children. The funeral took place Monday
afternoon and vAs largely attended a the
,leoezsed Vas widely known and well liked.